Route: 3 miles one way. Residential & rural roads. Fairly flat. Hilliest area is my neighborhood. 10-12% grade, hardly 1/10th of a mile. Fun going down on the way home though. Can cut through backyard and neighbors front yard to skip the neighborhood hills, but usually don't.
Road conditions / surfaces: Good condition. Some chip seal pavement. The rest is concrete roadway or asphault.
Traffic: Minimal, but can be busy near where I work
Environment: Neighborhood & rural
Hills: Minimal. More flat than rolling.
Frequency: Every day of the week. We are a one vehicle family & my wife stays at home with the kids
Departure time: 7:30am-ish
Bike: Cannondale CAAD10 for nice weather & training after work, Trek 1500 for winter bike (salted roads, rain, etc...), Trek 7.3 FX for icy conditions & snow
Cargo: Messenger bag with the following: lunch, clothing, misc like bike tools/tubes/pump, etc...
Helmet / Mirror: Yes/No
Destination:Parking: locked shed, keys by permission only
Cleanup: Am able to ride to work and not sweat... so just change of clothing, comb my hair and go
Amenities: all but a shower
Departure time: 4:40pm-ish
Alternative Transportation: if the weather is incredibly crappy, I will drive our one vehicle. My wife and kids probably wouldn't leave if that bad of weather anyways.